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Rowena Mazza comforts her daughter Serena Mazza, right, as she watches a television news report about her family�s stolen van. |
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Girl�s wheelchair, van stolen |
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A disabled 13-year-old Brisbane girl is hoping someone will spot her family�s stolen minivan and return her much-needed electric wheelchair and leg brace.
On Saturday between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. the Ma... |
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Hillsborough champs |
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It�s a good thing the home plate umpire didn�t ask Devyn Jackson�s opinion on his championship game-winning slide home.
�I thought I was out,� Jackson said, referring to his one-out run home in the b... |
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Game on: NHL, players reach new agreement |
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NEW YORK � The NHL and the players� association reached an agreement in principle Wednesday on a six-year labor deal, ending a lockout that wiped out last season.
The sides met for 24 hours starting... |
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Shut up and play |
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Apparently the NHL lockout is all but over. The only thing left is to cross the �Ts� and dot the �Is� and hockey will be back on the ice in the fall.
But leave it to Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy... |
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Roenick says �Players will make less money� |
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RENO, Nev. � Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy Roenick said Wednesday that he�s glad the NHL lockout is finally coming to an end even though the owners got the best deal and players will make less mo... |
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Inconsistent Giants need help |
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SAN FRANCISCO � Felipe Alou is growing tired of all the old-age references, and they�re not even directed at San Francisco�s 70-year-old skipper.
Since the Giants� veteran roster was built over the w... |
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A�s deal Byrnes |
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OAKLAND � The Oakland Athletics refused to rest on their recent surge, acquiring outfielder Jay Payton and pitchers Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick on Wednesday in two All-Star break trades.
Oakland tra... |
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Pros profiting at WSOP |
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LAS VEGAS � As the field of players was whittled to a few final tables in the World Series of Poker, some of the game�s top pros asserted themselves after days of playing patient, smart poker.
Two o... |
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Armstong keeps lead |
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BRIANCON, France � Alexandre Vinokourov won Wednesday�s second Alpine stage of the Tour de France with a solo ascent over the race�s highest climb, and Lance Armstrong�s overall lead remained unchange... |
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Business |
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Apple sales leap 75 percent |
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SAN JOSE � Apple Computer Inc. saw sales jump 75 percent in its latest quarter � and net income more than quadruple � as sizzling sales of iPod music players led the company to what CEO Steve Jobs cal... |
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Stocks score modest gains |
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NEW YORK � Wall Street managed a modest advance Wednesday as investors concentrated on solid second-quarter earnings and shrugged off higher oil prices and a drop in petroleum reserves.
Investors we... |
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Business Highlights |
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Labor groups want to see donors backing union dues measure
SACRAMENTO � Labor groups opposing a special election measure that would restrict the use of union dues are asking a state watchdog agency ... |
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Unocal board thinking money |
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LOS ANGELES � Politicians may be all worked up about the security implications of a Chinese oil company�s effort to buy an American one, but analysts say Unocal Corp.�s board is focused on dollars an... |
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